The transaction went fairly smoothly; in fact, it went very smoothly, without the slightest unexpected incident.
After both parties reached a consensus, the man who seemed to be from the [Fer-de-Lance] Chamber of Commerce handed the bottle to Motan, who then very slowly put it into his backpack. Then he smiled broadly, raised his hands, and happily exclaimed: "Everyone look at me, look at me, quick—"
In the next moment, under the watchful eyes of Cole, Liz, and the girl named Ying, he lost consciousness on the spot.
Since they could barely understand the conversation between the two parties just now, Cole and Liz did not misunderstand that the man meant harm to Motan, so they only carefully supported the soulless body of the former, waiting for the situation to develop.
Afterward, the man used the same trick to draw his companions' attention to himself and then also lost consciousness, being held by the girl with a beautiful pair of eyes whose facial features were unclear.
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